Colleges and universities are filled with brilliant people, but not enough with the skills to communicate with and meaningfully connect with the wider public. That means sharing insights in new, ...

When I first taught personal narrative in my freshmen Literature and Writing course last year I planned a traditional unit. I practiced descriptive writing techniques by having them listen to the ...

Storytelling saved my sanity during the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown afforded me time to write and share stories about my life and career. I wasn't writing my memoir as much as I was engaged in ...

I should have had a ready answer at my fingertips (but it was early in the morning and I hadn’t opened my can of Red Bull). I mumbled something about an attempt to impose order on the chaos of the ...

As an advocate of writing for healing, I often find that there are students in my workshops who are trying to come to terms with past traumas. A large number of those dealing with such traumas have ...

Medically accurate illustration of the vagus nerve. Source: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock This Psychology Today blog post is phase four of a nine-part series called "The Vagus Nerve Survival Guide.